USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) 2001-02 MED Unisex Sweatshirt

Commemorate the 2001–02 Mediterranean deployment of USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) with this exclusive sweatshirt. A Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser commissioned on September 18, 1993 and homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, Vella Gulf is named for the World War II Battle of Vella Gulf — a decisive August 1943 night action in the Solomon Islands in which U.S. destroyers sank three Japanese destroyers. The 2001–02 MED deployment was conducted in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks, as Vella Gulf and her strike group supported the opening phases of Operation Enduring Freedom. This sweatshirt honors the crew who answered the call during one of the most consequential deployments in the ship's history.